How to prevent irritation when applying eye makeup

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How to prevent irritation when applying eye makeup

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If you use cosmetics in the waterline – or inner eyelid – of your eye, researchers say you run the risk of contaminating the eye and causing vision trouble. Researchers at the University of Waterloo measured eyeliner particles that migrated into the thin protective coating of the eye.

Researchers found when subjects applied eyeliner to the inside of the lash line, as compared to applying it just to the outer lid, there was as much as 30 percent more particles in the eye.

The researchers say those particles can cause irritation and redness and – in some cases – eye infections or blurred vision.

They said the best defense may be sharpening eyeliner pencils before each application and cleaning the tip.